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The
City of Huntington Beach
Huntington
Beach is located on the shore of the Pacific Ocean in
northwestern Orange County. It is surrounded by Westminster
to the north, Fountain Valley to the northeast, Costa
Mesa and Newport Beach to the east, and Seal Beach to
the west . Los Angeles is located 35 miles to the northwest
and San Diego is 95 miles to the southeast.
History
Founded
in the late 1880's, Huntington Beach was incorporated
on Feb. 17. 1909. Population is 190,000. It is the third
largest city in Orange County, the 11th largest city in
California and the 92nd largest city in the United States.
Ranked
#1 by several publications
"Safest
City" in America among the 100 largest cities
-- Morgan Quitno Press
"#1
in Personal Income" among the 100 largest cities
-- Governing Magazine
"#1
Place to raise children" -- Zero Population Growth
International
"#1
City for business in California" -- California
Business Magazine
Median
Household Income -- $59,187
Climate
-- Mean annual temperature is 62 degrees
Fahrenheit, Mean annual humidity is 64.7 percent Annual
rainfall is under 12 inches, with the majority falling
from December through March.
Recreation
-- The crown jewel of the recreational
system is its nine miles of spacious, sandy beaches. Huntington
Beach is also home to one of the largest pleasure piers
in the world. City's park system includes 58 public parks
and the largest city-owned and operated regional park
in Orange County -- Huntington Central Park. Also within
the city's boundaries are three miles of equestrian trails,
school playgrounds, a city gym, a seniors' recreation
center, two golf courses, 72 tennis courts, a marina,
and a protected wildlife preserve.
Business
licenses -- Over 15,000 business
licenses and more than 60,000 people are currently employed
in the city. Business include aerospace and high technology;
petroleum and petroleum support; manufacturing; computer
hardware and software; financial and business services;
automobile services; machine shop services and precision
instruments to name a few.
Housing
-- The city has 72,736 housing units
which include 43.44l detached single-family homes; 26,095
multi-family dwellings and, 3,200 mobile homes.
Retail
Sales -- Taxable sales of nearly
$l.6 billion annually give the city the fourth-largest
retail sales in Orange County.
History
-- Serving the City of Huntington Beach
since 1904. An accredited Chamber of Commerce.
